Case Number 23596: Small Claims Court

FORTRESS OF THE BEARS

The Charge

Don't poke the bear.

The Case

Our adventure takes us to Southeast Alaska, where brown bears own the
terrain. These magnificent animals roam free around the lush foliage, feasting
on salmon, and generally being awesome, as bears tend to be.

Unfortunately, because of the changing climate (due to climate change,
natch), the salmon migration is thrown out of whack. This becomes a major
challenge for the bears, finding enough food to satiate their bear-like
appetites. The salmon shortage affects not just the bears but the fishing
industry as well. Commercial fishermen are unable to make enough money to offset
the sky-high fuel costs.

Fortress of the Bears tells a story of perseverance, by focusing on a
bear family as they attempt to negotiate the "salmon famine" (Better Title
Alert), emerging alive and healthy from the challenging season.

As expected, the folks at PBS Nature deliver a well-executed look into a
corner of the ecosystem that may not get as much play as dolphins or meerkats.
Bears are, of course, badass, and while it's nice to see them doing their thing
in their natural habitat, there's a certain sadness watching them paw through
seaweed and sniff the water in desperate search for fish. Then again, I suppose
that's the point.

Just under an hour's worth of edu-tainment here, presented in an impressive
standard definition 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen and Dolby 5.1 Surround audio.
There are no extras.